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APAR Error Description / Circumvention

-----------------------------------------------The console type has a mismatch or Invalid state.These are the messages that can occur :- This console type 4 does not match the current system consoletype. When the console type is 4.- Invalid state: session is not allowed at this time

CORRECTION FOR APAR MA45426 :-----------------------------The Ops console is unpredictable in some scenarios and it causesthe Ops Console TN5250 Daemon state machine task to take anexception. The state machine is exited and started again withoutany clean up. The LIC will be changed to clean up the existingstate machine and restart properly.

CIRCUMVENTION FOR APAR MA45426 :--------------------------------None.

Activation Instructions

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